B.E. Electronic & Computer Engineering (GY406)

Paul graduated from Electronic and Computer Engineering in 2005. After leaving NUI Galway he started his own web application and animation company.

• What was it like living at home during your college days?
• What courses did you not like?
• What type of people do you hire in your company?
• What would you say to somebody thinking about doing engineering?

Gearóid is an undergrate student that recently completed his 3rd year placement at Bluetree Systems. He is now in his final year and is considering starting his own company once he graduates.

• Where did your interest in electronics come from?
• Why did you choose NUI Galway?
• What did you do for your 3rd year project?
• What will you do when you graduate?

Máire is an undergraduate student of Electronic and Computer Engineering. She was awarded a SFI/Dell women in engineering scholarship when she started the course. We asked Máire some of the hard questions about her experiences in engineering. 

• What was first year like?
• What is it like being a woman in engineering?
• What was your least favourite subject?
• Did you find engineering maths hard?
• Was it different from being in school?
• Was there much time for socialising?

Patrick is a postgraduate student working in the CAR Research Lab at NUI Galway. He is currently working on realtime infrared detection of vulnerable road users for automotive applications.

• What was your final year project?
• Where are your classmates now?
• What were your classmates like?
• How did you know you were going to be an engineer?
• What are the job prospects like?